zgău

Romanian

Alternative forms

• sgău

Etymology

Probably from Latin cavum with an s- added later in Romanian or a remnant of a Latin ex-. Compare gaură, căuș, găun, găoace.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɡəw/

Noun

zgău n (plural zgăuri)

1. (dated) uterus, womb

   Synonyms: pântece, uter, mitră

2. (rare) hole, cavity

   Synonym: gaură

Declension

Declension of zgău

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) zgău	zgăul	(niște) zgăuri	zgăurile
genitive/dative	(unui) zgău	zgăului	(unor) zgăuri	zgăurilor
vocative	zgăule		zgăurilor

Derived terms

• zgăura
• zgâi

Related terms

• găoace
• găun
• gaură